Presiding principal; workpapers; participant information

A. A principal shall preside over conference sessions, convene conference sessions, request information, specify topics to be included on the conference agenda, and agree or withhold agreement on whether information is to be official information of the conference. The conference may release official information of the conference, interpret official information of the conference, and monitor errors in official information of the conference. B. The responsibility of presiding over sessions of the Revenue Estimating Conference shall be rotated annually among the principals. The principals shall elect the initial chairman from among themselves and thereafter the chairmanship shall rotate among the principals annually. No one principal shall serve as chairman more than once every four years. C. The chairman who is responsible for presiding over a session of a conference is responsible for preparing and distributing the necessary workpapers prior to that session of the conference. Any principal may cancel a meeting of the conference if such workpapers have not been distributed prior to the meeting. The workpapers shall include comparisons between alternative information where such comparisons are warranted. D. A participant shall, at the request of any principal before or during any session of the conference, develop alternative forecasts, collect and supply data, perform analyses, or provide other information needed by the conference. The conference shall consider information provided by participants in developing its official information.